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Homes with low EPCs could be banned from the sales market (PIE)

People could in future be unable to sell their homes unless the properties meet minimum energy performance standards.

Rob Hailstone September 1, 2016

House sales fail to complete yesterday as high street bank struggles with workload (PIE)

Did your end of August transactions all complete yesterday?

Rob Hailstone September 1, 2016

SRA considers publishing firms’ complaints and claims records as quality indicators (LF)

The Solicitors Regulation Authority is considering whether to make data on complaints and insurance claims against law firms available to consumers as “possible indicators of quality”, it has revealed.

Rob Hailstone September 1, 2016

Are you Aware of the Impact of the Insurance Act 2015 (IC)

The consequences are far-reaching and mean that it is not just your Regulator that is interested in ensuring you have adequate risk management in place.

Rob Hailstone August 30, 2016

Buy-to-let tax changes ‘legislation by stealth’ (LSG)

Significant amendments to the Finance Bill slipped in at committee stage set a disturbing precedent of avoiding proper consultation and scrutiny, the Law Society said recently.

Rob Hailstone August 29, 2016

Convey Law bring through first 17 “online graduates” (TC)

South Wales conveyancers Convey Law have brought through their first 17 paralegal conveyancers through their fast track training programme.

Rob Hailstone August 29, 2016

Solicitor leaves profession after acting for both sides in property deal (LF)

A solicitor who acted on both sides of a conveyancing transaction without written consent has agreed to leave the profession.

Rob Hailstone August 29, 2016

“We’re watching you” – Legal Services Board warns Law Society over £61m IT project (LF)

The Legal Services Board (LSB) has fired a warning shot across the bows of the Law Society in the wake of the latter’s decision to spend £61m over four years

Rob Hailstone August 26, 2016

Society hits back at ‘misconceived’ price transparency call (LSG)

The Law Society has rejected as potentially damaging to clients a watchdog’s call for regulations to force law firms to publish the average cost of services.

Rob Hailstone August 25, 2016

Force family lawyers to offer fixed fees, consumer panel suggests (LF)

Family law specialists should be required to work under fixed fees, the Legal Services Consumer Panel has suggested as it ramped up its call for regulatory intervention to improve transparency

Rob Hailstone August 25, 2016

Conveyancing clerk banned from profession over fake client emails (LSG)

A conveyancing clerk who created two emails purportedly from a client has received the biggest fine the Solicitors Regulation Authority has slapped on a law firm employee thanks to his

Rob Hailstone August 25, 2016

Help To Buy ISAs exposed as not helping first time deposits after all (EAT)

The Daily Telegraph appears to have exposed the government’s much-vaunted Buy To Let ISA scheme – billed as helping first time buyers raise a deposit – as a fake.

Rob Hailstone August 22, 2016